⚡️ In the UK, a boy in the world received a brain implant for the first time in the world to control epilepsy attacks.

 ⚡️ In the UK, a boy in the world received a brain implant for the first time in the world to control epilepsy attacks.

A 13-year-old British teenager with severe epilepsy has become the first person in the world to receive a brain implant aimed at controlling seizures.

➡️ Oran has Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a treatment-resistant form of extrinsic epilepsy that he developed at the age of three. From then until the installation of the device, he did not have a single day without seizures. He often lost consciousness and stopped breathing, requiring resuscitation.

➡️ A neurostimulator measuring 3.5 cm * 0.6 cm was installed under the boy’s skull. It creates constant mild electrical stimulation in the child's brain, which reduces the occurrence of seizures by 80%. The device is charged using wireless headphones.

 According to the mother, the boy has become happier, more talkative and his quality of life has greatly improved since he received the device. “The future looks hopeful in ways I couldn’t have imagined six months ago,” she said.

➡️ As part of the pilot project, scientists will introduce the implant to three more patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, and then begin a full-fledged study on 22 participants.